Tablet



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' J. H. BRANDT.

TABLET.

No. 3 1,122. Patented Apr 12, 1887.

INVENTOR Ilsa v.71 l. 73/01 415,

WlTN ESSES 9 kw,

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JOSEPH H. BRANDT, OF NORRTSTOVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

TABLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0- 3 61,122, dated April 12, 1887.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tablets; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View showing blotter in upright position. Fig. 2 is a top view in folded position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view. 1

My invention relates to folding blotter-tablet covers; and itconsists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to provide a folding blotter-tablet cover for use on writingtablets comprising letter-heads, billheads, and blanks of every description.

- Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the body of the tablet, and B is the lid of an ordinary book-cover.

O is the sectional blotting-pad, the sections D E being covered on their outer faces with soft calendered paper and joined by a strip,

F, of binders cloth, to form a hinge to permit the blotter to be closed down to forin one lid of the book-cover. The blotter or top cover, 0, can be opened up and partially folded in an upright position, as in Fig. l, in which position it will occupy only about one-inch room beyond the end of the tablet.

After half the length of the page has been written upon, beginning at the top of the page, the tablet may be brought down over the written portion in. the folded position shown in Fig. 2, so that the written matter on the upper portion will be hidden from the view of prying persons who may be standing close by. When the entire sheet of writing-paper has been utilized, the section B of the blotter may be turned down upon it to absorb the undried manuscript, which may be afterward torn out and sent to its destination. 1

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The combination, with a paper tablet, of a sectional folding blotter forming a cover for the tablet, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH H. BRANDT.

Witnesses:

Joint H. HALLMAN, EUGENE D. EGBERT. 

